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Unit 78 · Articles and nouns

Names with and without the 2

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A

We do not use the with names of most city streets/roads/squares/parks etc.:

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Union Street (not the …)

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Fifth Avenue

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Hyde Park

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Abbey Road

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Broadway

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Times Square

Names of many public buildings and institutions (airports, stations, universities etc.), and also some geographical names, are two words:

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Manchester Airport

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Harvard University

The first word is the name of a place ('Manchester') or a person ('Harvard'). These names are usually without the. In the same way, we say:

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Victoria Station (not the …)

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Canterbury Cathedral

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Edinburgh Castle

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Buckingham Palace

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Cambridge University

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Sydney Harbour

Compare:

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Buckingham Palace (not the …) but the Royal Palace

('Royal' is an adjective – it is not a name like 'Buckingham'.)

B

Most other buildings have names with the. For example:

hotels **the** Sheraton Hotel, **the** Holiday Inn
theatres/cinemas **the** Palace Theatre, **the** Odeon (cinema)
museums **the** Guggenheim Museum, **the** National Gallery
other buildings **the** Empire State (Building), **the** White House, **the** Eiffel Tower

We often leave out the noun:

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the Sheraton (Hotel)

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the Palace (Theatre)

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the Guggenheim (Museum)

Some names are only the + noun, for example:

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the Acropolis

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the Kremlin

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the Pentagon

C

Names with of usually have the. For example:

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the Bank of England

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the Museum of Modern Art

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the Great Wall of China

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the Tower of London

Note that we say:

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the University of Cambridge but Cambridge University (without the)

D

Many shops, restaurants, hotels etc. are named after people. These names end in -'s or -s. We do not use the with these names:

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McDonald's (not the …)

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Barclays (bank)

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Joe's Diner (restaurant)

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Macy's (department store)

Churches are often named after saints (St = Saint):

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St John's Church (not the …)

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St Patrick's Cathedral

E

Most newspapers and many organisations have names with the:

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the Washington Post

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the Financial Times

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the Sun (newspaper)

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the European Union

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the BBC

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the Red Cross

Names of companies, airlines etc. are usually without the:

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Fiat (not the Fiat)

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Sony

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Singapore Airlines

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Kodak

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IBM

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Yale University Press

Exercises (3)

0/3 exercises checked
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78.1

Use the map to answer the questions. Write the name of the place and the street it is in. Use the if necessary. (Remember that on maps we do not normally use the.)

Town street map showing named places on Market Street, Carter Road, Park Road, George Street and Forest Avenue
  1. 1
    Is there a cinema near here? Yes, in .example
  2. 2
    Is there a supermarket near here? Yes, in .
  3. 3
    Is there a hotel near here? Yes, in .
  4. 4
    Is there a church near here? Yes, .
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    Is there a museum near here? Yes, .
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    Is there a bookshop near here? Yes, .
  7. 7
    Is there a restaurant near here? Yes, .
  8. 8
    Is there a park near here? Yes, at the end of .
78.2

Where are the following? Use the where necessary.

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    is in New York.example
  2. 2
    is in Paris.
  3. 3
    is in London.
  4. 4
    is in Washington.
  5. 5
    is in Moscow.
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    is in New York.
  7. 7
    is in Athens.
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    is near London.
78.3

Which is right?

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    Have you ever been to
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    Many tourists in London visit
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    The biggest park in New York is
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    I'd like to go to China and see
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    'Which cinema are we going to this evening?'
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    Jack is a student at
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    You should go to
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    If you're looking for a department store, I would recommend
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    Andy is a flight attendant. He works for
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    'Which newspaper do you want?'
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    We went to Italy and saw
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    This book is published by
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    The building across the street is
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